Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Spring 2021 » Everyday Use Quiz

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Question #1
Where does Mama dream of being reunited with Dee?
A.   A bright, shiny TV show
B.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
C.   Mama’s high school graduation
D.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Small, muscular, agile
B.   Weak, in need of family support
C.   Large, hard-working, plain
D.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Brave, tall, outspoken
B.   Small, dark, terrified
C.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
D.   Round, pleasant, talkative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
B.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
C.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
D.   Her father abused her before he left town.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   In need, asking for help and money
B.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C.   Lighter skin, pale heels
D.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
B.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
C.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
D.   The use of colloquial African language
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   She became pregnant as a teenager
B.   The school closed when she was still a girl
C.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
D.   She was forced to support her family with a job
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
B.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
C.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
D.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The run-down house
B.   The quilts hanging on the wall
C.   Maggie and Mama
D.   The milk cow
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
B.   Material items like a butter churn
C.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
D.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Display them in an art gallery
B.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
C.   Turn them into coats
D.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Hakim-a-barber
B.   Maggie
C.   Wangero
D.   Dee

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